condition in which Somalis found themselves since the end of colonialism is explained better by Ralph Ellison’s “Invisible Man” and Paul Freire’s “Pedagogy of the Oppressed.” The Somali person is an oppressed “nigger.” The word nigger (with small “n”) is not supposed to refer to one’s skin color. It does not either refer to how dark one’s complexion is. Nor does it denote the texture of one’s hair; it does not even speak to one’s culture or way of life; rather‚ the concept of “nigger” in its postmodern
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Since 1839 Somalia has had one type of conflict or another because of where is sits on the Horn of Africa. The natural ports Somalia has was always an attractive coastline for those sailing from India. But the interior of Somalia where left to their own devices. The British‚ French‚ Italians and Ethiopians have all laid claim to parts of Somalia at different times throughout history. Somalia as a country has never truly be run by one leader with the country’s best interests in mind. With the
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Does The End Justify The Means? by Mortimer J. Adler‚ Ph.D. Does the end justify the means? Can it sometimes be right to use a bad means to achieve a good end? Don’t the conditions of human life require some shadiness and deceit to achieve security and success? First‚ let’s try to understand the sense in which the word "justifies" is used in the familiar statement that "the end justifies the means." After that we can consider the problem you raise about whether it is all right to employ
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Lesley Rawlins The end justifies the means The end justifies the means is an expression that is often used in society to validate or excuse distasteful and objectionable actions undertaken by its people. In effect‚ the phrase is a justification for dispensing with all morality and principle in the passage towards a successful conclusion. The Greek writer Sophocles wrote in Electra 409 BC “the end excuses any evil." This was a thought later considered‚ by the Roman poet Ovid‚ ‘the
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found frequently off the shore of the African country of Somalia‚ and they use small metal skiffs and advanced weapons such as rocket launchers and machine guns. The new pirates of today have become a huge problem that the entire global community needs to take seriously and deal with immediately. Any effective solution to this modern-day problem will require the United Nations to become involved by sending humanitarian aid to the people of Somalia; assisting in the formation of a stable Somalian government
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Female Genital Mutilation in Somalia “They have robbed me. They took away my power and left me a cripple. My womanhood was stolen. If God had wanted those body parts missing‚ why did he create them?” - Waris Dirie Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is defined by the World Health Organization as “all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia‚ or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons” (WHO). FGM is both a health and human rights
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some of their funds and guns from al-Qaeda leader‚ Osama bin Laden. Furthermore‚ the group started to become divided in 2003 after the old guard wanted to create a new political front‚ while the younger members longed for the creation of a “Greater Somalia.” This prompted the devoted ones to join forces with Sharia Courts‚ creating the Islamic Courts Union. They were the youth militia and they battled the al-Shabaab in 2006 for control of the capital‚ Mogadishu. The Christian nation‚ Ethiopia‚ was
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When you think of the country Somalia‚ what comes to mind? To most of you I’m sure the terms under developed‚ poor‚ corrupt‚ and even hopeless come to thought. The question that many fail to ask is‚ why? Why should innocent citizens‚ including mothers and young children have to live in this kind of environment? What people are forgetting is that these Somaliland citizens are human beings. Nobody in this world should to have to live in a country where there life is in danger every single day. This
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“Somalia is one of the world’s worst places to be a woman‚ according to a recent survey by Trust Law‚ a project of the Thomson Reuters Foundation.” As stated in World Policy in Somalia‚ there has been an increase in sexual violence since June‚ more and more women are being raped while trying to leave their refugee camps. These women have been abused‚raped‚tortured‚ and are being treated as if they are second class citizens for years in Somalia. As the years go by the worse it becomes women live in
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It Ends with Us by Collen Hoover is a book that sends its readers on a roller coaster of emotions‚ with Hoover’s ability to captivate the readers in a way that they are living the story. Each heart ache or moment of happiness the reader is right there with the characters. In the book you follow the main character Lily‚ as she has just moved to Boston and is pursuing her dreams of owning her own flower shop. Hoover intertwines two subplots of her blossoming new romance with Ryle‚ a dark and mysterious
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